Isaiah Washington: "No One In Hollywood Would Touch Me After Gay Slur"

That velvet mafia is something serious hunny! Isaiah Washington is hoping to get a second chance at his acting career after being virtually banned for the past few years since he dropped the F bomb during an onset squabble on “Grey’s Anatomy” and ended up out of a job.

Via HuffPo reports:

“Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Isaiah Washington said no one in Hollywood “wanted to touch” him after the controversy that ensued when he uttered an anti-gay slur backstage at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.

Currently promoting his new film “Blue Caprice,” the 50-year-old actor told HuffPost Live, “After the incident at the Golden Globes, everything just fell apart. I lost everything. I couldn’t afford to have an agent…I couldn’t afford to have a publicist…I couldn’t afford to continue.”

The forced hiatus from acting did have its surprise benefits for Washington, however: “I became a better husband, a better father and a better artist.”

Washington made the remarks in light of reports which claimed that he had used the word “fa**ot” in reference to “Grey’s” co-star T.R. Knight during an argument with Patrick Dempsey.

As People magazine reported at the time, Knight came out as gay after news of the argument broke, saying, “I hope the fact that I’m gay isn’t the most interesting part of me.”

In this day and age it literally PAYS to be tolerant. Glad to see Washington grew and learned from the experience.

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